[420 Girl]

The U.S. deputy drug czar will be in Grand Rapids Monday to campaign against an initiative on the state's Nov. 4 ballot that would legalize marijuana use for serious medical conditions such as cancer and glaucoma.

Scott Burns, named by President Bush to head the nation's drug control office in 2007, will speak at a 1:30 p.m. press conference at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel. He will be joined by state Court of Appeals Judge Schuette and members of the Michigan Sheriffs' Association.

The poll has strong support in recent polls. A late September poll commissioned by the Detroit Free Press and Local 4 TV station showed 66 percent of likely voters favored the proposal with 25 percent opposed and 9 percent undecided.

In previous appearances to campaign against medical marijuana proposals in other states, Burns has argued that legalizing the drug sends the wrong message to kids and that characterizing it as medicine downplays he potentially harmful effects.

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